The jarring photographs of flames tearing through the Amazon have captured attention around the world, but they may not always be what they seem. The fires have prompted global calls for a boycott of Brazil, whose far-right president has cut back on protection of wild lands, but many of the images widely shared online by […]
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David Fox and his wife, Mary Ann, have a rule for their sons, 11-year-old Dewey and 8-year-old Jimmy: They have to play a team sport. The kids get to choose which one. Dewey tried soccer and Jimmy had a go at flag , but for them, nothing compares to baseball. “They always came back to
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“I’m not going to run against Ed Markey,” the mayor said. Ms. Pressley is also seen as a potential Senate candidate, although Democrats close to her signal that she may wait to run for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s seat — whether in a special election should Ms. Warren be elected president or should she choose to
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A photo of Peter and Tony together again is causing Marvel fans’ tear ducts to start tingling. Spider-Man actor Tom Holland and former Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. reunited for a hike recently, and Holland posted the receipts on Instagram Thursday. The set of silly selfies mostly consist of Holland, 23, and Downey, 54,
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Image copyright Getty Images A brand-new top-of-the-range phone is delivered to your door. The package has your name on it but you don’t remember ordering it. There is another knock at the door and a courier asks for the phone back explaining: “We delivered it by mistake.” Would you hand it over? If you do,
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Fires have been breaking out at an unusual pace in Brazil this year, causing global alarm over deforestation in the Amazon region. The world’s largest rainforest is often called the “lungs of the earth.” Here’s a look at what’s happening: ——— WHAT’S BURNING? Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, which monitors deforestation, has recorded 76,720 wildfires
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While fans of some sports all have their favorite local announcers, the NFL has been much more of a shared viewing experience. With all games being shown on national networks rather than solely on local channels, the most memorable voices of football are universal. There were the early voices of the game such as Curt
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The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. Yet, as the new N.F.L. season approaches in two weeks, it is all but certain they will not have the customary congratulatory ceremony at the White House, an event that has often been tense or divisive under President Trump. The lack of a ceremony,
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The Latest on the gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida says he was too busy at the central bankers’ conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to read President Donald Trump’s tweets, including the one in which Trump says he can’t decide “who is
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Just call her Andie Maclairvoyant. Actress Andie MacDowell revealed to People Now Thursday that she has a pretty spooky hobby: communicating with the dead. In an interview with her “Ready or Not” co-stars Mark O’Brien and Samara Weaving, the 61-year-old actress said that she and her sisters “really loved” the 1990 movie “Ghost” (which starred
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